Overview
Deaths expected as Kumamoto shook by 6.8-magnitude quake, knocking out power and damaging buildings
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake has shaken south Japan, leaving at least 50 people injured, with some trapped and presumed dead inside a partly collapsed shopping mall.
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The earthquake hit the Kumamoto prefecture on the southern Kyushu island late on Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to thousands of homes and damaging roads, bridges and buildings.
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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.